The Sunday Mirror article did not name any prostitutes, but Mrs Tierney was named and photographed by The Sun, in a piece headlined “Don™t Fancy Yours Much Wayne”.

Her solicitor, David Kirwan, said the allegations had destroyed his “blameless” client™s life and caused her grandchildren to be bullied. He said: “These utterly false and damaging allegations in The Sun newspaper have had a massive impact on my client™s life and that of her family.

Indeed, anyone accused of having sex with Wayne Rooney — for free or otherwise — ought to take legal action.